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Today’s Ask PHlemmy: What’s an embarrassing phase you went through?
If being a weaboo wasn't embarrasing enough, I also went through the "hipster weaboo" phase. I rejected the likes of Naruto and Bleach and opting to watch the likes of Paranoia Agent, Serial Experiments Lain, and Paprika—the more ‘highbrow’ ones. Even the less artistic ones such as Welcome to the NHK, Aria (all three series), and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, I picked up less because of how I enjoy it, but more about how “difficult it is for the mainstream” to get into.
Now, I think things have gotten better: I no longer care about the trash I watch, but I still avoid mainstream titles for different reasons (too shonen-y, too much lewd fanservice, focus on fight scenes, etc).
I really wish I got the chance to watch Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain (ang cool pa naman nung keeb inspired by it), Ergo Proxy, and the likes when I was still into anime. Ngayon medyo mahirap na magsingit ng mga completed series sa schedule. I can only watch in a weekly episodic format.
It can be daunting as well, but participating in rewatch discussions has helped me delve into some of the older shows. I joined the Macross rewatch a few years back and it took us months to reach up until Delta. I saw most the shows in the list, but I might not have gone through Macross 7 just by myself. The only real problem though is the schedules for the post in order to properly participate in the discussions.